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u.s. and allied forces meeting in paris to talk about potential military action. president obama said yesterday that the united states will take part in a no-flight effort. -- no-fly effort. we want to get your thoughts on the u.s. joined the no-fly effort. here is how you can contribute this morning. here iare the numbers at the bottom of your screen. the president announcing yesterday in a statement about the united states supporting a no-fly zone. this has been done by several allies. we will take a look at the headlines on "washington journal" this morning. mr. obama sketched out an american military role. -- rule. you have probably seen other headlines this morning as well. meetings are going on to talk about the strategy with the united states and other allied forces. the president made the statement yesterday about joining the no- fly zone effort. he spoke about what the united states will not do. here is what he had to say. >> i want to be clear about what we will not be doing. the
u.s. and allied forces meeting in paris to talk about potential military action. president obama said yesterday that the united states will take part in a no-flight effort. -- no-fly effort. we want to get your thoughts on the u.s. joined the no-fly effort. here is how you can contribute this morning. here iare the numbers at the bottom of your screen. the president announcing yesterday in a statement about the united states supporting a no-fly zone. this has been done by several allies. we...
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. >>> studies have shown that teens in the u.s. are lagging behind their peers from other countries when it comes to math and science. that's why one city is trying to encourage its students to get psyched about science. los alamos, new mexico, has been hosting a yearly event called the "next big idea festival." think of it as a carnival for science and technology. >> something you don't see everyday. >> over the course of two days, students can meet and mingle with local scientists and inventors. and participate in hands on demonstrations. >> my favorite thing about today was discussing at lunchtime with the scientists all of the fields and what led them to where they are now. >> i mean, a lot of us like to do a lot of hands on stuff and we did do a lot of hands on stuff and we met a lot of different people from different schools so it was cool to meet people and see different ideas. >> the organizers of the event want students to realize that science, technology and innovation can be fun! >> technology is changing so rapidly that
. >>> studies have shown that teens in the u.s. are lagging behind their peers from other countries when it comes to math and science. that's why one city is trying to encourage its students to get psyched about science. los alamos, new mexico, has been hosting a yearly event called the "next big idea festival." think of it as a carnival for science and technology. >> something you don't see everyday. >> over the course of two days, students can meet and mingle...
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the u.s., britain and france warned gaddafi to hold the advance and pull back on other cities. this comes on the heels of a decision to propose a no-fly zone. gaddafi has declared a cease- fire but rebels say government forces continued their assault. >> for these rebels the no-fly zone cannot come soon enough. the resolution gives me new hope. >> there for libya has decided on an immediate cease-fire and stoppage of all operations. >> that announcement has been received with skepticism. >> the libyan people have called for international assistance. this resolution paves the way for that to be answered. colonel gaddafi's refusal to hear the repeated calls to stop violence against his own people has left us with no other choice. >> the international community will not be tricked by the libyan regime. the international community will verify strict compliance with the resolution. >> at the nato headquarters preparations were made to pave the way for operations to begin this weekend. >> we now hav
the u.s., britain and france warned gaddafi to hold the advance and pull back on other cities. this comes on the heels of a decision to propose a no-fly zone. gaddafi has declared a cease- fire but rebels say government forces continued their assault. >> for these rebels the no-fly zone cannot come soon enough. the resolution gives me new hope. >> there for libya has decided on an immediate cease-fire and stoppage of all operations. >> that announcement has been received with...
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why no aid from the u.s.? and they spent two solid weeks almost nightly and daily counseling the citizens of that area. so when we arrived with some of the supplies they needed to help these people which were not available, they were all-embracing. when we went to the airport to pick them up, though, we found they were missing. this was the administration of president hue way known for those things that presidents of that era are known for. so we asked about it, and nobody could find it. the second day we went back, and by now we're impatient because now we've seen these patients in the hospital, and we know how much they need this materials that we brought. so standing there in the hangar where they were supposed to be, i was finally referred to a man that looked are important. i was told he was one of the president's sons. and i went over to him, and i explained to him, you know, we photographed this material when it was being loaded off trucks onto air france planes, flown here prix of charge. i -- free of
why no aid from the u.s.? and they spent two solid weeks almost nightly and daily counseling the citizens of that area. so when we arrived with some of the supplies they needed to help these people which were not available, they were all-embracing. when we went to the airport to pick them up, though, we found they were missing. this was the administration of president hue way known for those things that presidents of that era are known for. so we asked about it, and nobody could find it. the...
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impose a no fly zone as are u.s. warships. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain are witnessing pro-democratic protests which are being crushed by authorities while the u.s. and others look the other way. because the radiation risks grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful earthquake and tsunami more than seven thousand people have been confirmed dead with thousands more still missing. up next martin anders explores the influence of russian culture in the french capital stay with us. well i welcome it's one of the most loves and this is cities in the world powers basically great celebrate the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians and the great it's across the cultural links between the super countries became stronger and stronger today paris is part of russian history an
impose a no fly zone as are u.s. warships. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain are witnessing pro-democratic protests which are being crushed by authorities while the u.s. and others look the other way. because the radiation risks grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful...
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british french and u.s. warships converge on libya prepping to launch a decisive strike on colonel gadhafi as forces and libya's internal affairs claims its maintaining its ceasefire while the rebels say they are still being bombarded. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain witnessing pro-democratic protests that are being crushed by authorities while the u.s. and others look the other way. the radiation risks grow in japan as struggled as this country struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful earthquake and tsunami over seven thousand people have been confirmed dead thousands are still missing. up next martin enters explores the influence of russian culture in the french capital stay with us. well i welcome it's one of the most loved and this is cities in the world paris basically great fellow look at th
british french and u.s. warships converge on libya prepping to launch a decisive strike on colonel gadhafi as forces and libya's internal affairs claims its maintaining its ceasefire while the rebels say they are still being bombarded. washington is accused of cherry picking where it intervenes rapidly mobilising for libya while innocent civilians die and other nations torn by internal strife syria yemen and bahrain witnessing pro-democratic protests that are being crushed by authorities while...
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the three largest metropolitan areas in the u.s. produced 18% of our country's output while containing only 13% of our country's population. the connection between urbanization and economic prosperity is even stronger in the developing world. if you compare those countries with more than 50% of the population living in urban areas with those that have less than 50% of the population living in urban areas you will find more urbanized countries are more than five times more prosperous, five times richer. they also have infant mortality levels that are one-third as i. they also the people who describe themselves as being more satisfied with their lives and their jobs. cities are the path out of poverty into prosperity for so much of the world. we've seen the success of places like new york not just in terms of their income. cities are fun, green, healthy. they are exciting places to be where the magic of human interaction tends to make a place so much more exciting. the idea behind this book, the reason, the claim the book makes for wh
the three largest metropolitan areas in the u.s. produced 18% of our country's output while containing only 13% of our country's population. the connection between urbanization and economic prosperity is even stronger in the developing world. if you compare those countries with more than 50% of the population living in urban areas with those that have less than 50% of the population living in urban areas you will find more urbanized countries are more than five times more prosperous, five times...
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yemen i'm witnessing pro-democratic protests were being crushed while for us all of this while the u.s. and others look the other way. and in other news new a powerful aftershocks in japan struggles to bring its crippled nuclear side from the brink eight days off a nation was overwhelmed by severe snow over seventy thousand people have been confirmed dead thousands are still missing and. are now a time for us to explore the influence of russian culture there in the french based . hello and welcome to one of the most loved and this is cities in the world powers basically great to look at the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians emigrate it's across the cultural links into the same countries became stronger and stronger today paris is packed full of russian history and culture and that's what i'll be exploring on the streets program paris has always held a special attraction for russians many have believed for centuries it is the cultural center. and with breathtaking architecture by opera food wine in style it gets you thinking maybe some truth in
yemen i'm witnessing pro-democratic protests were being crushed while for us all of this while the u.s. and others look the other way. and in other news new a powerful aftershocks in japan struggles to bring its crippled nuclear side from the brink eight days off a nation was overwhelmed by severe snow over seventy thousand people have been confirmed dead thousands are still missing and. are now a time for us to explore the influence of russian culture there in the french based . hello and...
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the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks, flares, the old tricolor flag, gunfire, cheering and chanting went on all night and into the new day. it's not deliverance, but for the besieged city, international protection is the next best thing. 3:00 p.m. local time, and in tripoli, a grim-faced musa kusa, former head of intelligence turned foreign minister, made a terse statement. >> ( translated ): therefore, libya has decided an immediate cease-fire... >> reporter: he called for dialogue. the resolution, he said, was a violation of libyan sovereignty, and said it was
the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks,...
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because it can never get out there enough and it's from a it's from a guy who is the president of the u.s. chamber of commerce back in the one nine hundred twenty s. and he said in an interview that i found in a very popular magazine from the late one nine hundred twenty s. the best public servant is the worst one ok this is this is this was the business attitude of the time in it still is best public service is the roaring twenty's the roaring twenty's all that so you can fight was educated me nobody's ever said it quite that bluntly since then but you can find echoes and i do in the book i find echoes of this remark right up to the present day i mean conservatives say this sort of thing all the time you don't want competent people in government you don't want because if you if government works if you have smart people in government people who know what they're doing in government works the public will trust government then you won't have the cynicism you won't you know things things will work and then you have the democrats will be elected you know it's it will be death for in and they
because it can never get out there enough and it's from a it's from a guy who is the president of the u.s. chamber of commerce back in the one nine hundred twenty s. and he said in an interview that i found in a very popular magazine from the late one nine hundred twenty s. the best public servant is the worst one ok this is this is this was the business attitude of the time in it still is best public service is the roaring twenty's the roaring twenty's all that so you can fight was educated me...
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>>wo harvards, one yale, one u.s., u.c. davis, sacramento, and the other from the university of georgia. what about grades? >> they all were pretty good grades. these are smart people. the other ing they did, they tended to have mentors. they tended to, for example, bill kristol at harvard frrks harvey man's field shaped his thinking. >> still going at harvard. >> still going at harvard. somebody like clint bullock, his mentors are interesting. one was a city councilman in his new jersey town who was a lone republican, but not much of a republican. he use today say, when you vote for the donkey or the he will fapt, that's what youet. but was very much an embattled battler, if you will, of the democratic machine in the town. and he had a ver bad ending in which the machine leaked some material about his personal life that destroyed him. anyway, clint sought him out as a mentor. later o sought out clarence thomas as a mentor. claren thom thomas was a godfather -- >> at the eeoc. >> he would talk for hours about clarence thoma
>>wo harvards, one yale, one u.s., u.c. davis, sacramento, and the other from the university of georgia. what about grades? >> they all were pretty good grades. these are smart people. the other ing they did, they tended to have mentors. they tended to, for example, bill kristol at harvard frrks harvey man's field shaped his thinking. >> still going at harvard. >> still going at harvard. somebody like clint bullock, his mentors are interesting. one was a city councilman...